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This is a spectrum of the power sets (my own concept, to keep things straight). Powers can be skills, abilities, and/or the nature of a person.
For each successive class with a Tier, the previous classes' traits may be true, more so (strengths) or less so (weaknesses), and some types of
powers may have their own individual traits besides. Each Tier may be at least 2X more powerful than the one below it, which may lead to confusion
as to where they are classified.
NOTE: Where powers or skills are not martial/misleading/defensive, then those who are armed will have less difficulty dealing with them. Usually...

Tier 1 (characterized by lack of control, unreliability, unskilled, or weak/useless/insignificant etc.)
Low, individual level threats. Non-powered individuals can be placed here.
Class 1
Normals, no skills, not armed.
Class 2
Barely noticeable skill, takes really sensitive equipment to measure. For all intents and purposes, normal.
Class 3
Minimal power sets, not reliable; one normal can handle them, or wait for them to lose concemtration.
Class 4
Noticeable, but not too significant, and unreliable; 1 normal can handle them.
Class 5
At this point, a person's power sometimes cannot be hidden, leading to prejudice for the unpleasant kinds of powers;
it takes an alert normal to take of care this, depending on the exact nature of the person's power.
Class 6
More often than not, a power cannot be hidden without effort and reliability is much greater i.e. it actually works a lot of the time;
it may take a 1-2 alert normals to deal with this threat.
Class 7
Obvious and somewhat reliable, a person with this degree of power might consider part-time heroing (in the background!), as they rarely fail to manifest;
2-3 alert normals to counter.
Class 8
Here, powers tend to start having a wider effect; more difficult to hide;3-4 alert normals to counter.
Class 9
Kick it up a notch! A person can be seen in disguise, in public, but not often (again, powers aren't very strong). 5 normals to counter.
Class 10
Often hired by very small organization for tricky problems, but it won't be lucrative. 8 or more normals to counter.
*Class 11*
Exceedingly rare, Class 11's lack some of the weaknesses of their tier. This is true of ALL tiers.
**Class 12**
Incredibly rare, Class 12's lack most of the weaknesses, but not all, of the rest of their tier.
T1 has NO C11/12.

Tier 2 (almost never unreliable, but still lacking some control or skill, and usually weak/useless/insignificant.)
Moderate, individual to low, area level threats. Armed normals of some abilty are placed here.
Class 1
Roughly equal to T1C3, but harder to handle.
Class 2
~T1C4
Class 3
~T1C5
Class 4
~T1C6
Class 5
~T1C7
Class 6
~T1C8
Class 7
~T1C9
Class 8
~T1C10
Class 9
Here, the differences between T1 and T2 start to become obvious: More individuals are needed to counter a threat. 10+ normals to counter.
Class 10
Reliable and somewhat disciplined, a person can do much good or evil, in small ways. 12-20 normals to counter.
NOTE: Those who could qualify for C11/12 in T2 are put in low-T3 (C1-3), instead.

Tier 3 (reliable, and somewhat skilled, but somewhat weak; sometime useless/insignificant powers.)
Moderate, individual to moderate, area threats. Trained soldiers of quality are placed here.
Class 1
~T2C3
Class 2
~T2C4
Class 3
~T2C5
Class 4
~T2C6
Class 5
~T2C7
Class 6
~T2C8
Class 7
~T2C9
Class 8
~T2C10
Class 9
This class can hold its own against a 6-12 well-armed normals for some time.
Class 10
This class can hold off a small number of trained, well-armed police for a short time.
NOTE: C11/12 of this tier placed in low-T4 (C1-3), instead.

Tier 4 (reliable, skilled, neither strong, nor weak; occaisionally useless/not usually insignificant powers.)
High individual to Moderate area threats. Highly trained soldiers are placed here.
Class 1
~T3C3
Class 2
~T3C4
Class 3
~T3C5
Class 4
~T3C6
Class 5
~T3C7
Class 6
~T3C8
Class 7
~T3C9
Class 8
~T3C10
Class 9
This class requires more strategy, and some luck to deal with; Can hold off a small number of well-trained, well-armed police for a some time.
Class 10
Opponents will find these people difficult; can hold off a small number of trained, well-armed soldiers for a some time.
NOTE: C11/12 placed in low-T5 (C2-3). The differences between the upper outliers starts to become greater.

Tier 5 (reliable, skilled, somewhat stronger than average; powers tend toward the useful/dangerous; mostly powered individuals.)
High individual to low City Threats. Highly trained soldiers who developed skill early, and who manage to survive multiple, lethal encounters,
reside here (Jason Bourne or James Bond).
Class 1
~T4C3
Class 2
~T4C4
Class 3
~T4C5
Class 4
~T4C6
Class 5
~T4C7
Class 6
~T4C8
Class 7
~T4C9
Class 8
~T4C10
Class 9
At this point, any powered person can evade greater numbers of police and or small numbers of military forces, for some time (not forever).
Class 10
Depending on the nature of the powers, can stand off greater numbers of police and or small numbers of military forces, for some time (not forever).
NOTE: C11/12 placed in low-T6 (C3-4). The differences between the upper outliers starts is greater.

Tier 6 (reliable, skilled, noticiably stronger than average; powers tend toward the useful/dangerous; very few nonpowered individuals.)
High individual to low Local Threat. The more dangerous inventors, mad scientists, and the like tend to start here.
Class 1
~T5C3
Class 2
~T5C4
Class 3
~T5C5
Class 4
~T5C6
Class 5
~T5C7
Class 6
~T5C8
Class 7
~T5C9
Class 8
~T5C10
Class 9
Powered individuals are capable of assaulting military and heavily armed civilian targets, for a short time.
Class 10
Like the previous tier, but also capable taking a few hits from them, too.
*Class 11*
Rare: Have greater threat capability--offensive OR defensive--but not both.
**Class 12**
Have both O/D, but no greater stamina.

Tier 7 (Strong powers, few, if any weaknesses; Legendary, nonpowered heroes of old.)
Moderate City to Moderate Local Threat.
Class 1
~T6C4
Class 2
~T6C5
Class 3
~T6C6
Class 4
~T6C7
Class 5
~T6C8
Class 6
~T6C9
Class 7
~T6C10
Class 8
This class starts to pull from the pattern. (NOTE: stats department is unhappy.) Can assault and take some hits from multiple military troops
separated by distance.
Class 9
,Can assault and take punishment from multiple military troops.
separated by distance.
Class 10
Capble of causing moderate casualties, and take punishment from multiple military troops.
*Class 11*
Serious firepower; ambushes can cause moderate casualties while avoiding most hits.
**Class 12**
Mere troops are not enough; call divisions.

Tier 8 (Strong powers, virtually no significant weaknesses.)
Moderate to High local Threat.
Class 1
~T7C4
Class 2
~T7C5
Class 3
~T7C6
Class 4
~T7C7
Class 5
~T7C8
Class 6
~T7C9
Class 7
~T7C10
Class 8
Can evade the large-scale military assaults; Take hits? Not so much.
Class 9
Like previous, but can take a beating for some time.
Class 10
Like previous, but can stand off.
*Class 11*
Large-scale military forces tend to take light casualties.
**Class 12**
Like previous, but moderate casualties

Tier 9 (Very strong powers, virtually no weaknesses.)
Moderate Local to Low planetary Threat. unwise to assault without Advanced Tech, or Powered troops.
Class 1
~T8C5
Class 2
~T8C6
Class 3
~T8C7
Class 4
~T8C8
Class 5
~T8C9
Class 6
~T8C10
Class 7
Can stand off multiple advanced militaries.
Class 8
Can Evade multiple advanced militaries supported by a few T8-powered persons.
Class 9
Like previous, but with a few T8-powered persons directly involved.
Class 10
Like previous, but stand off.
*Class 11*
Like previous, but cause casualties (low).
**Class 12**
Like previous, but (moderate).

Tier 10 (The cream of the crop.)
Low planetary to Moderate System Threat. You need a few of your own, seriously advanced tech, and/or a well-defended Master strategist to cope.
Class 1
~T9C5
Class 2
~T9C6
Class 3
~T9C7
Class 4
~T9C8
Class 5
~T9C10
Class 6
Capable of continent-wide medium-grade destruction with very great effort.
Class 7
Like previous, but with great effort.
Class 8
Like previous, but with large effort.
Class 9
Like previous, but moderate effort.
Class 10
Like previous, but spanning continents.
*Class 11*
Like previous, but planetary, with large effort.
**Class 12**
Like previous, but to multiple planets, yet only moderate destruction (if not focused on one world only).

***Tier 11*** (incapable of leaving its origin without aid.)
Here lies annihilation...pray....
class 1
T10C6.
Class 2
T10C8
class 3
t10C8
Class 4
T10C10
Class 5
System-wide destruction with moderate effort.
Class 6
Like previous, but with less effort.
Class 7
Multiple Systems, less damage (somewhat).
Class 8
Multiple Systems, decimated.
Class 9
Low Galactic Threat.
Class 10
Moderate Galatic Threat.
!Class 11!
High Galactic Threat.
!!Class 12!!
Minor Universal Threat, potential widespread devastation everywhere.

!!Tier 12!! (Technically, each class here could be its own Tier.)
Incapable of leaving a universe (usually).
Class 1
High Galactic Threat, capable of crossing boundaries with effort.
Class 2
Like previous, but with ease.
Class 3
Like C1, but potential to linger.
Class 4
Will linger.
Class 5
C2+3.
Class 6
C2+4
Class 7
Minor Threat to universe (see T11C12), will linger.
Class 8
C6, but will persist.
Class 9
C8, moderate Threat.
Class 10
Threat to single reality, incapable of spread.
*!!Class 11!!*
C10, but can spread with effort (variable).
!!!Class 12!!!
C11, but persistent, lingering,capable of spreading.

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